HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3167        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1819

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

F. Jay Barrows and James E. Timilty

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the town of Foxboro.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/18/2013

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

1/18/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3167        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1819

By Representative Barrows of Mansfield and Senator Timilty, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1819) of F. Jay Barrows and James E. Timilty (by vote of the town) relative to the town manager form of government in the town of Foxborough.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the town of Foxboro.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Amend Section 1 of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2004, An Act Providing for a Selectmen - Town Manager Form of Government in the Town of Foxborough ("Town Manager Act"), by deleting Section 1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

"The Town of Foxborough shall be governed by the provisions of this act. To the extent that this act modifies or repeals existing general aws and special acts, including but not limited to Chapter 46 of the Acts of 1986, or the by-laws of the town of Foxborough, this act shall govern."

Amend Section 4(B)(4) of the Town Manager Act by inserting the following sentence after the first sentence: "Manage and direct the daily reporting and supervision of the water and sewer department employees."

Amend Section 4(B)(4) of the Town Manager Act by deleting the phrase "water and sewer employees" after the phrase "health agent" in the second sentence of Section 4(B)(8) of the Town Manager Act.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

and further, to authorize the board of Selectmen to take such actions and to enter into such additional instruments and agreements as they may deem appropriate and necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.